A nonpartisan organization that combats Disinformation both in the united states and globally through the creation of public ratings of media sources that assess their Disinformation risk using objective criteria.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
100¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $145K a year · 7% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
100%
of spending
Looks good: 100% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
28 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 28.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $500K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$57
0.02% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 3 voting members
Looks good: 3 of 3 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$345K
Spent
$85K
To programs
100%
Net assets
$260K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$345K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$345K
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$2.8M
FY2023$3.2M
FY2024$3.0M
Expenses
$85K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$85K
FY2021$409K
FY2022$2.5M
FY2023$3.8M
FY2024$3.0M
Net assets
$260K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$260K
FY2021$974K
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$734K
FY2024$742K

From the FY2020 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Sep 2020.

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Where the money goes

100 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 100% · $85K Management & general 0% · $170

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

3 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Danny Rogers$24,034$33,894$104,634$59,646

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Rates media sources to combat disinformation globally.

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1 program · $85K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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Disinformation index provides educational tools, materials, and opportunities to increase public understanding and the media industry's understanding about disinformation on the internet and in the MEDIA.DISINFORMATION index's activities focus on four key approaches to combating DISINFORMATION:(1) public education on disinformation…

$85Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Ford FoundationFY2024$400K
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$500K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$345K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$345K
Money outPt IX
$85K
Ln 25
Programscol B$85K
Managementcol C$170
Owns and owesPt X
$260K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$200K
Total assetsLn 16$260K
LiabilitiesLn 26$57
PeoplePt VI, VII
3
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$345K
Total revenueLn 12$345K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$200K
SavingsLn 2$10
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$200K
Other assetsLn 15$60K
Total assetsLn 16$260K
LiabilitiesLn 26$57
Net assetsLn 32$260K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 59
VolunteersI 64
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$200K
Total assetsLn 16$0$260K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$57
Net assetsLn 32$0$260K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Accounting feesLn 11c$57$57
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$85K$85K
Information technologyLn 14$73$73
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$40$40
Total functional expensesLn 25$85K$85K$170$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $3.0M$3.0M$8K$742K 990 PDF
FY2023 $3.2M$3.8M−$605K$734K 990 PDF
FY2022 $2.8M$2.5M$346K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.1M$409K$715K$974K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $345K$85K$260K$260K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $345,000 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grants$345,000
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenue$345,000
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$0
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expenses$85,170
I-18 Total expenses$85,170
I-19 Revenue less expenses$259,830
Part VI · Governance 3 of 3 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members3
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $345,000 across 3 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$345,000
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$345,000
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$345,000
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $85,170 across 4 lines filed
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $57$57
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $85,000$85,000
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $73$73
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $40$40
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $85,000 · Management $170 · Fundraising $0$85,170
Part X · Balance sheet $259,887 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearing$199,897
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$10
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$59,980
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $0$259,887
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$57
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$57
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictions$259,830
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $0$259,830
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $0$259,887
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $259,830 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$345,000
XI-2 Total expenses$85,170
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$259,830
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$259,830

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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